whimsical (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *whimsical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	whimsical, capricious, impulsive	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

whimsical > pronunciation
Sounds	hhwih'mzihkahl; wih'mzihkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *whimsical*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
Example	"the victim of whimsical persecutions"
Synonyms	capricious, impulsive
Broader	arbitrary	Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
Spanish	caprichoso, impulsivo
Nouns	whimsicality, whimsy	the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Nouns	whimsy	an odd / odd or fanciful or capricious idea

HyperDic: whimsical